Product
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Full-time
Lead Product Designer, Monetization
New York, New York
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hybrid
Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted
In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With tens of millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.
About the Role
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Join Hinge's Growth Group as a Lead Product Designer to drive impactful work within the Monetization team. This role is for a senior individual contributor who thrives in ambiguity, elevates team craft, and can turn complex challenges into emotionally intelligent, premium user experiences.
In this role, you will focus on defining the future of Hinge’s premium offerings, including subscription and à la carte products. You will find the sweet spot between dater needs and business goals by designing thoughtful features that drive value worth paying for. You’ll lead design for multi-quarter initiatives, mentor peers, prototype bold ideas, and work closely with partners in Product, Engineering, and User Research. You should be excited to explore new interaction paradigms, evolve our design system, and help Hinge set the standard for human-centered dating experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design Leadership and Execution: Lead end-to-end design for monetization and premium experiences, turning ambiguous problem spaces and strategic direction into user flows, prototypes, and polished UI that drive sustainable growth.
- Craft and Systems Thinking: Maintain a high bar for visual, interaction, and motion design while evolving design systems and visual language to deliver cohesive, scalable premium experiences with speed and quality.
- Mentorship and Influence: Coach and support designers across levels, model strong collaboration and problem solving, and foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and emotional intelligence within Growth and Monetization.
- Strategic Collaboration and Impact: Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science to define vision, validate concepts, present to leadership, and deliver outcomes aligned to user needs, revenue goals, and broader strategy.
- Prototyping and Innovation: Advance experimentation through rapid and advanced prototyping—including GenAI—to unlock differentiated experiences and establish growth-focused testing patterns in emotionally complex spaces.
What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years in product design, with a track record of leading complex initiatives and setting a high bar for quality.
- Prior success leading design in fast-paced consumer mobile environments (social, wellness, community, or similar preferred).
- Specific experience with monetization, subscription services, or e-commerce is highly desirable.
- A portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end mastery across systems thinking, visual polish, interaction design, and strategic problem solving.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, prototyping tools, and design systems.
- Sharp understanding of design systems and accessibility best practices.
- Deep expertise across the product design lifecycle: research synthesis, IA, visual design, prototyping, and testing.
- Strength in workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication.
- Skilled at integrating research and data insights into design, particularly in experimental contexts.
- Recognized subject matter expert with a calm, empathetic, and adaptable leadership style.
- Strong cross-functional instincts—able to jump into new teams and align diverse stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
- Passionate about helping others grow and contributing to a high-functioning, joyful design culture.
Bonus Experience
- Work in dating, social, or emotionally nuanced domains.
- Experience with AI or advanced prototyping workflows.
- Visual design or branding expertise, especially across large-scale product redesigns.
- Active contributor to the design community through writing, speaking, or mentorship.
Salary Range
$197,500.00 - $237,000.00 per year salary
Diversity inspires innovation.
Hinge is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
Diversity inspires innovation.
Hinge is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
I'm most proud of my work on....
Building the research team from 1 to 10+! Integrating research into the DNA of how we deeply understand, empathize, and build for user experiences has given me tremendous fulfillment.
Emily Hittner
VP of Research
Perks & Benefits
Do your best work, live your best life
401(k) Matching
401(k) Matching
We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
Professional Growth
Professional Growth
Get a $3,000 annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6,000 courses, starting your first day.
Parental Leave & Planning
Parental Leave & Planning
When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents).
Fertility Support
Fertility Support
You and your spouse/domestic partner will get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, which offers convenient access to a range of fertility care options. We offer up to $10,000 to assist with covering fertility expenses, including basic treatments and fertility preservation.
Date Stipend
Date Stipend
Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates – romantic or otherwise. HingeX is also free for employees and their loved ones.
ERGs
ERGs
We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Vibras, Women/Nonbinary, Parents, and Remote—that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.
A call to get to know each other.
Transparency, candor and humility allow us to focus on delivering outstanding results without getting distracted by ego, gossip or politics.
The skills interview.
Breakthroughs require our willingness to take risks. We strive toward audacious goals, expecting and persevering through setbacks and failures along the way.
The narrative interview.
We remember we’re all human beings first. We keep in mind who we’re serving. We listen humbly and openly. We speak and act with kindness and care. We practice radical inclusion.
The culture interview.
We remember we’re all human beings first. We keep in mind who we’re serving. We listen humbly and openly. We speak and act with kindness and care. We practice radical inclusion.
Making an offer.
We remember we’re all human beings first. We keep in mind who we’re serving. We listen humbly and openly. We speak and act with kindness and care. We practice radical inclusion.
Full-Time & Hybrid Employees
What you’ll love about our New York office.
We believe in the power of in-person connection. For full-time and hybrid employees, Hinge HQ is a place to collaborate and get to know each other.
Catered Lunches
Commuter Benefits
All-Gender Restrooms
Nursing & Wellness Rooms
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Do you think we’d click?
If you’re passionate about inspiring intimate connections, join us.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers
Apply for this roleWhat does Hinge’s relationship with Match Group mean?
What does Hinge’s relationship with Match Group mean?
In early 2019, Hinge was fully acquired by Match Group. Founder and CEO, Justin McLeod, still leads an executive team that sets the overall mission and vision for Hinge as well as our working norms, policies and day-to-day priorities. While certain corporate functions are managed at the MG portfolio level, working for Hinge is intentionally a unique experience.
TLDR: We get the best of both worlds! Hinge still gets to operate like a small company, and we have the stability and resources of a much larger legacy company that has stood the test of time.
I’ve never used Hinge before. Am I still a fit for this role?
I’ve never used Hinge before. Am I still a fit for this role?
Of course! Having used Hinge or any other dating app is definitely not a requirement. That being said, we are looking for team members who genuinely believe our product can and will help people all over the world connect. Our team is passionate about the dating industry and we hope you’ll be passionate about it too!
What requirements are there for in-office and hybrid roles?
What requirements are there for in-office and hybrid roles?
Hybrid roles at Hinge are based in NYC and require weekly presence in our Meatpacking District office. The team values in-person collaboration and we hope to see everyone in our beautiful office space three days a week starting Fall of 2023. Each team will have some freedom to determine what works best for them, but we generally aim for consistent in-office days to maximize the opportunity to collaborate.
TLDR: Beautiful working spaces, lots of plants, even more food and snacks, dog friendly - 3 days a week :)
What can I expect from Hinge’s culture?
What can I expect from Hinge’s culture?
Relationships are at the core of everything we do.
And not just the romantic kind. We can’t accomplish really hard things alone—so we make great relationships the foundation of our teamwork.
We believe our three core values. Authenticity, Courage, and Empathy are what it takes to build those great relationships.
How many people currently work at Hinge?
How many people currently work at Hinge?
We are growing each week, but last time we checked, more than 320 talented and beautiful souls are a part of the Hinge team across all of our departments.
How does compensation work?
How does compensation work?
Paying our people fairly and equitably is really important to us! We offer packages with three types of compensation depending on role type and level. Most compensation packages at Hinge consist of base salary, annual bonus target percentage and equity in the form of MTCH stock.
Diversity inspires innovation.
Hinge is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.